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SDN

Software Defined Networking

Networking devices have different functional panes of operation

  • Data control and management of planes of operation
    • Split the functions into seprate logical units
      • Extend the functionality and management of signle device
      • Perfectly built for the cloud

Infrastructure Layer

Data plane

  • Processes networking frames and packets

  • Forwarding trunking encrypting NAT ### Control layer / Control plane

  • Manges the action of the data plane

  • Routing tables session tables NAT tables

  • Dynamic routing protocol updates ### Application layer/Management plane

  • Configure and mange the device

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